1965 - SoCal Auction Purchase: Anyone know my car?

[Shayne-o!]

Hi All!

I've been looking for a '65 for many years and just pulled the trigger on this one from the auction. It came from North Hollywood but I'm unsure of it's past. Has a Salvage Title due to engine fire. Looks like maybe the diustibutor went up and transfered to the Carb?

Body is in good shape, interior is nice and looks to be redone. I'm just diving into this and anything you may know about it, especially anything regarding what carb and intake manifold this is would be super helpful. I'm trying to get this girl running ASAP!

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[Tigerone]

I have a 3 duce setup for a 390 0r 428 with progressive linkage and air cleaner i will cell for 2500.00 plus freight or picked up in sarasota Fl

 

[Shayne-o!]

I have a 3 duce setup for a 390 0r 428 with progressive linkage and air cleaner i will cell for 2500.00 plus freight or picked up in sarasota Fl

I apreciate it but that's outside of my budget.

 

[Hwoodlive]

I live in North Hollywood but I don't recall ever seeing that car. The fire is reminiscent of one I had in a '58 Continental; its leaky sometimes-stuck-float Holley was the main culprit. After frantically running around trying to put out the flames--snapping my Achilles tendon in the process--a fire extinguisher service truck just happened to be driving by, stopped, and the flames were out in no time. "Miracle in North Hollywood", now showing. 😎 Good luck on getting your '65 back on the road... she's gonna be a beaut!

 

[red65]

Hope that you got it for a really good price. Best plan to replace everything under hood, and likely damaged wirng harness to ignition, etc. Pull intake manifold to see if there was water, etc in motor while fire was put out. Have fun

 

[Critterpainer]

I am guessing a fuel leak at the hose feeding the carb. Although my 66 Bird with a 428 had a Holley (this was decades ago) I prefer the Autolite 4100 carbs.

 

[Hwoodlive]

Agreed, I also prefer the Autolite/Motorcraft 2- and 4-barrels, and wish they were still in production. So cool that you can just take the top off and inspect the internals while the carb's still on the car! Sidenote: like many, I tried the import faux Autolite carburetor. Worked great for a few miles, then a hilarious series of rubber-parts failures. It's really too bad, as their basic construction is a virtual duplicate of the real thing (parts can even be swapped). I'm guessing that if someone were to really go at it, you could bring one of those up to spec for a fraction of the cost of a rebuilt original. While Holleys are a success story all their own, to me their very design invites potential issues: leaky o-rings at the front/rear bowl fuel transfer tube, sealing at the bowl gaskets, sticky float valves, etc. That's my experience, anyway.